Murder in the Afternoon (A Kate Shackleton Mystery)

Murder in the Afternoon (A Kate Shackleton Mystery) by Brody, Frances. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781250037022.

An intricate plot in the post-WWI English countryside and Frances Brodys "refreshingly complex heroine" (Kirkus) combine in Murder in the Afternoon, an absorbing mystery. Dead one minute… Young Harriet and her brother Austin have always been scared of the quarry where their stone mason father works. So when they find him dead on the cold ground, they rush off quickly to look for some help. Alive the next? When help arrives, however, the quarry is deserted and there is no sign of the body. Were the children mistaken? Is their father not dead? Did he simply get up and run away? A sinister disappearing act It seems like another unusual case requiring the expertise of Kate Shackleton--and Mary Jane, the childrens mother, is adamant that only she can help. But Mary Jane is hiding something--a secret from Kates past that raises the stakes and puts both Kate and her family at risk.